The Verify Lawful Presence (VLP) Interface performs immigration verification for individuals who:
Attest to naturalized or derived citizenship, but whose citizenship will not verify when using the Federal Hub.
Attest to having eligible immigration status.
The following explains the interaction of the VLP Interface and the Non-Citizenship page. The VLP real time interface is called either during MAGI No-Touch process or from the Verification List page when the Request Verification button is selected in combination with the INS Document verification check box by itself or in combination with other verifications.
When the VLP interface is called key information from the Non-Citizenship page including the USCIS Document type is sent to the VLP service through the Federal Hub. The USCIS Document type is needed in order for the VLP interface to correctly trigger. In addition, any mandatory fields needed for proper invocation of the KEES rules must also be entered on the Non-Citizenship page.
NOTE: Users should complete the Non-Citizenship page for the individual(s) using information received for the individual(s) on the application, and/or information obtained from immigration documents provided or that are already on file.
The information sent on the VLP interface is pulled from the below KEES Data Collection pages and fields.
USCIS Document
I-94 number
Passport number
SEVIS ID
Naturalization Number (if unable to verify Citizenship/ Identity through the Federal Hub)
Citizenship Certificate Number
Doc/ Passport Expiration date
Country of Issuance
Alien/ USCIS number
Card Number
Details in Name blocks
Social Security Number
Date of Birth
The VLP Interface call will only be submitted if the USCIS Document Type is one of the following:
Certificate of Citizenship- N-560,N-561,FS-40,FS-545 or DS-1350
Certificate of Naturalization-N-550, N-570, N-571 or N-578
I-94
DS2019 (Certification of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor (J=1) Status)
I-20 (Certification of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (F-1) Student Status)
I-94 in Unexpired foreign Passport
Machine Readable Immigrant Visa (with Temporary I-551 Language)
I-151, I551, Passport or I-94 Annotated with I-551 & section code (Permanent Resident Card)
Temporary I-551 Stamp (on Passport or I-94)
Unexpired foreign Passport
EAD I-766 or I-688b Reentry
Permit I-327
Refugee Travel Document I-571
For all other USCIS Document Types, attempting to submit a HUB verification request will result in a source status of “HUB Request Not Sent”.
The following is a list of the required Information needed to send the VLP request:
First Name (Individual Demographic Page)
Last Name (Individual Demographic Page)
Date of Birth (Individual Demographic Page)
USCIS Document Type (Non-Citizenship Page)
The USCIS Document Type determines what information is required in order to verify Non-Citizenship status through the VLP interface. Different document types have different required fields needed to perform the verification.
In addition to the conditionally required fields there are certain fields on the Non-Citizenship page that are mandatory and need to be entered in order to create the Non-Citizenship Detail record.
These fields are:
Name- Selected from the drop-down menu.
Verified- Should initially be set to ‘Pending’.
Begin Date- Set to the 1st day of the 1st prior Medical Month or the 1st day of the Application month.
Date of Entry- Set to the 1st day of the 1st prior Medical Month or the 1st day of the Application month.
If USCIS Document Types of ‘I-94’ or ‘I-151, I551, Passport or I-94 Annotated with I-551 & section code’ are elected then the following field also becomes mandatory:
Section Code (aka COA)- Enter if known. If unknown default as follows:
No Section Code, Not Annotated, or 210 (Based on the USCIS Document Type selected)
If USCIS Document Type of ‘I-571’ is selected then the following field also becomes mandatory:
Refugee Type- Enter if known. If unknown default as follows:
Refugee
The INS Document Verification Request Detail page is used to view the data returned from the VLP interface.
This page will display the information used to submit the VLP Interface request and the information received from the VLP Interface response.
The page displays the following four sections and depending on whether or not Secondary and/or Tertiary request have been made will determine if all four sections are displayed.
Verification Data Submitted: This section displays the information submitted in the request.
Step 1 Response Data Received: This section displays the information received in the initial verification response.
Resolution Detail Data Received (Step 2): This section displays the information received from a Secondary Verification request.
Resolution Detail Data Received (Step 3): This section displays the information received from a Tertiary Verification request.
The Hub-VLP response returns a great deal of information. Some of the information on the INS Document Verification Request Detail Page is in the form of an indicator of Y, N, X, or P which will display in each of the four fields below:
Lawful Presence
Qualified Non-Citizen (QNC)
5 Year Bar Applies
5 Year Bar Met
If the Lawful Presence field displays an ‘N’, the person is not in the country legally.
Y’ - Person’s immigration status is one of the ‘qualifying’ statuses. However, a QNC of ‘Y’ alone does not indicate they are eligible. They must still meet the 5 year Bar, if applicable.
'N’ - Person’s immigration status does not meet the criteria to qualify.
‘P’ - Indicates to institute Secondary and/or Tertiary Verification. This is done automatically by the VLP interface. If Secondary Verification has been requested a ‘Y’ is displayed in the Step 2 Invoked Field. If Tertiary Verification has been requested then a ‘Y’ is displayed in the Step 3 Invoked Field displayed in the Resolution Detail Data Received (Step 3) section.
‘Y’- The person must have been in the USA for 5 years to be eligible.
'N’- Means there is no set length of time which they need to have been in the country.
‘X’- The 5 year Bar is not applicable to this person.
‘Y’- It means the 5 year Bar is already met.
‘N’- Means the 5 year Bar has not been met.
‘X’- The 5 year Bar is not applicable to this person.
When used together, it is easy to decide if a person is a ‘qualifying non-citizen’ or a ‘non-qualifying citizen’.
| Lawful Presence | QNC | 5 Year Bar Applies | 5 Year Bar Met | Outcome | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Non-Qualifying - Possible SOBRA | Non-citizen being deported | |||
| Y | N | Non-Qualifying - Possible SOBRA | In USA on a Student Visa | ||
| Y | Y | N | Qualifying Non-Citizen | Refugee | |
| Y | Y | Y | N | Non-Qualifying - Possible SOBRA | Legal Permanent Resident - LPR - in USA for 2 years |
| Y | Y | Y | Y | Qualifying Non-Citizen | LPR in USA for 6 years |
The following fields should be completed on the Non-Citizenship page based on the information received from the VLP Interface.
NOTE: Some fields may already be completed if the data element was included with the data that was submitted.
Date of Entry-Enter date received from the VLP Interface.
Section Code (aka COA)- Enter the Section/COA code from the VLP Interface. If Section Code/COA code is unavailable leave the defaulted code.
Initial SAVE Status- Select the appropriate status that corresponds to the VLP Interface response.
Secondary SAVE status, if applicable- Select the appropriate status that corresponds to the VLP Interface response and update the Initial SAVE status to match.
Tertiary SAVE status, if applicable- Select the appropriate status that corresponds to the VLP Interface response and update the Initial SAVE status to match.
Verified- this field may be set to ‘Verified’ by the interface, if not and the interface results provides verification that the individual is an eligible QNC then the user should manually update the field from ‘Pending’ to ‘Verified’.
The following 5 Tasks are initiated by the VLP HUB interface and are generated in the Eligibility queue:
VLP Data Exists Resend VLP Data - Step 1
VLP Data Exists VLP Step 2 Initiated
VLP Data Exists VLP Step 2 Completed
VLP Data Exists Initiate VLP Step 3
VLP Data Exists VLP Step 3 Completed
The Task Details for each task will display the Case number, Individual’s name and Client ID. This will assist the user in determining which task is for which individual.
The following information is related to each Task:
The purpose of this task is to notify the user of a VLP response received indicating that step 1 has not been completed and additional action is required to resubmit step 1 request.
The user should review the INS Document Verification Detail and INS Document Request Verification Detail Pages to determine what information needs to be updated.
The user needs to update the information on the corresponding KEES Data Collection page and then re-submit the request by clicking on the Request Verification Button from the Verification List Page.
The user can then complete the task.
The purpose of this task is to notify the user of the VLP response received indicating that step 2 has been initiated by the HUB.
The user can complete the task and place the case on hold awaiting the response of the Secondary Verification request.
The purpose of this task is to notify the user on the completion of VLP Step 2.
The user needs to review the Resolution Detail Data Received (Step 2) section of the INS Document Request Verification Detail Page to ascertain whether or not the individual is an eligible QNC.
The user should update the Non-Citizenship Detail page appropriately based on the information received.
The user can then complete the Task.
The purpose of this task is to notify the user when the G-845 form has been received from DHS and that a Tertiary Request has been initiated by the HUB.
The user needs to review the form for further action, which will require the user to print the form complete any necessary fields and return the form with the hard copy immigration documents.
The form can be viewed and accessed from the INS Document Request Verification Detail Page by clicking on the View Documents button. This button will conditionally display when Step 3 has been invoked.
After the user has sent in the required documentation along with the form G-845 they needs to update the VLP Documents Mailed Date. This is done from the INS Document Verification Detail page by clicking the VLP Documents Mailed Date button. This button will conditionally display when the source status is ‘HUB STEP 3’.
The date that is populated is the date the button is pushed and is needed to notify DHS that the required documentation has been sent.
The user can complete the task and place the case on hold awaiting the response of the Tertiary Verification request.
The purpose of this task is to notify the user on the completion of VLP STEP 3.
The user needs to review the Resolution Detail Data Received (STEP 3) section of the INS Document Request Verification Detail Page to ascertain whether or not the individual is an eligible QNC.
The user should update the Non-Citizenship Detail page appropriately based on the information received.
The user may then complete the Task.